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Definition of Copperas
1. n. Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing black, as a tonic in medicine, etc. It is made on a large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites. Called also ferrous sulphate.
Definition of Copperas
1. Noun. Ferrous sulfate. ¹
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Definition of Copperas
1. a compound used in making inks [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Copperas
1. The impure commercial variety of ferrous sulfate. (05 Mar 2000)